Facilitator: Christina Inge

Facilitator: Mallory Erikson

Facilitator: Bob Burdenski

Conference Chair: Nicole Cook, Cornell University

Keynote speaker: Dianne Chipps Bailey, Bank of America

Join philanthropy executive (and former annual giving leader!) Dianne Chipps Bailey for an inspiring and data-driven exploration of our fundraising landscape. Drawing from the 2025 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy, she will share her perspective for higher education annual giving professionals. We'll gain insights to navigate today's challenging environment and identify reasons to be excited about the future.

Discover encouraging trends and practical strategies, including:

• Broad philanthropic movements and what they mean for your work
• Encouraging data on the rising generation and women's giving
• Why Millennials and Gen Z give differently—and what motivates them
• A mindset for emerging stronger from current challenges
• Why working in annual giving is important to any professional journey
• ...and more!

Dianne will show us pathways forward, so we can continue conversations feeling grounded and optimistic about the future of fundraising.

Speaker: Jenny Benoit, University of Pennsylvania

Speakers: Leslie Landis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Scott Speirs, Yale University

Panelists: Devyn Evans, Yale University; Brittany Battista Makos, Harvard University; Izzy Rodriguez, Brown University; and Samantha Abate, Brown University

Panelists: Blake Bergeron, Yale University; Holly Damm, Brown University; and Logan Heggemann, University of Chicago

Speaker: Iryelis Lopez Whitney, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Panelists: Colleen Drozd, Cornell University; Bonnie Nattrass, Stanford University; and Kristina Wilk, Brown University

Speakers: Friya Bankwalla, Yale University, and Saint Franqui, Yale University

Speaker: Kevin Field, University of Pennsylvania, and Zorela Jimenez, Princeton University

Speakers: Claire Mumford, Harvard University, and Sue Walsh, Princeton University

Panelists: Thea Moreno, Stanford University; Jone'cia Lewis, Cornell University; Andrea Nezat, Yale University; and Sandra Livramento, Yale University

Speakers: Stephanie Watt, Cornell University, and Kaley Tomsic, Cornell University

Speakers: H. Avery, Brown University, and Paige Lemieux, Harvard University

Conference Chair: Nicole Cook, Cornell University
Guest speaker: Corey Ryan Earle, Cornell University

Join us for the closing session of this year's Ivy+ Annual Giving conference for short remarks reflecting on our time together and on the future of fundraising.

Plus, don't miss Cornell staff member, higher education storyteller, and alumnus Corey Ryan Earle '07 in an inspiring conclusion to our event. We'll symbolically pass the torch, as conference planning responsibilities shift from Cornell to the next institution, and celebrate our shared commitment to strengthening annual giving.